The Prisoner

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A cardinal is arrested for treason against the state. He is a popular hero of his people, for his resistance against the Nazis during the war and his resistance when his country again fell to a totalitarian conqueror. In prison, his interrogator is determined to extract a confession of guilt, and thus destroy his power over his people.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1955

Director:

Peter Glenville

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Company:

Facet Productions,

London Independent Producers

Cast:
Alec Guinness

The Cardinal

Jack Hawkins

The Interrogator

Wilfrid Lawson

The Jailer

Kenneth Griffith

The Secretary

Jeanette Sterke

The Girl

Crew:
Peter Glenville

Director

Bridget Boland

Writer

Reginald H. Wyer

Director of Photography

Benjamin Frankel

Music

Frederick Wilson

Editor